title: Using focus groups to develop a nutrition education video for high school students.
abstract: Focus group interviews were used to develop a nutrition education video and a teacher's guide for use in Florida high schools. Authors conducted a pilot and four focus group interviews with ninth grade students in five geographically distinct regions of Florida. Most students agreed that a video with scenarios or success stories would work well. Teens expressed interest in 10 topics: eating disorders; consequences of unhealthy eating; preparing quick, healthy meals; what constitutes a balanced diet; nutrition and fitness; weight control; food and the environment; the food guide pyramid; nutrition facts and fallacies; and food labels. Students suggested no more than three or four topics should be covered in the video, and the video cast should consist mainly of teen-agers with different body sizes, who were average, attractive, and from different ethnic backgrounds. Music was recommended only for transitions between scenes, as background, or during the credits.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Health Science Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rienzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frazee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D017144:Focus Groups; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014741:Video Recording